P O R T F O L I O
SELECTED WORK FROM 2017- 2020
Source : Precinct of Grant Road Station, Mumbai
PRATIKSHA PARAD DOB : 31st August, 1997
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Sandipani School, Nagpur (Central Board of Secondary Education. 90% Passed with Grade A)
2015
Tuli Public School, Nagpur (Central Board of Secondary Education 84%, Passed with Grade A )
Languages : English, Hindi, Marathi.
2020
Institute Of Design Education and Architectural Studies (IDEAS), Nagpur (CGPA : 9.71 , University Rank 1)
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Design and Ideation Drawing and Representation
2015-2020
University Rank 1 in Semester I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, X
2018
Architectural Design project and Technical Portfolio selected as a part of the Institu tional Entry to the Annual Association of Students of Architecture (NASA) in semester IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X
Research and Analysis Architecture and Urban Theory Environmental Urban Planning SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY :
Annual National Design Competition (ANDC) top 24 Reuben’s Trophy top 7
Autodesk Auto Cad Google Sketchup 3D
1st Position in Ido - Furniture Design Trophy
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Indesign
2019
Adobe Illustrator
1st Position in Ido - Re-thinking Lagori (Past time Trophy)
CorelDraw VRay Lumion Microsoft Office
Consolation Prize for S.A. Deshpande Trophy, conducted at University level by I.I.A, Nagpur Chapter
2020
University Gold Medal Prize for Academic Excellence.
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THESIS
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PROFESSIONAL WORK
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ALLIED SUBJECTS
: An Urban Design Studio, Amritsar
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Responsive Environment
: A settlement Study Studio
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Assagao
: A Mountain Resort Project
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‘Shambhalla’
: A Resort Project
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‘Chhavni’
Bungalow for Mr. Kharmate
: Case of Grant Road Station
Ungendering Through Architecture 3 31
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ARC
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CHITECTURAL DESIGN
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COMPETITIONS
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: Initiation to make the built environment Gender Neutral
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Healing Resting Places
: Intra University Cmpetition
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A Macabre Tale
: Intra College Competition
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Furniture Design Competition
: INSDAG (Open competition)
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Cricket Stadium at Faridabad
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Annual National Design Competition
: Housing Project for HIG at Nagpur
Residential Township
Bhopal Cultural Centre 33 43
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RESEARCH
1 Ungendering Through Arc : Case of Grant Road Station Thesis | 2020
chitecture
Thesis | 2020
Observations
Fear envisaged by virtue of the context. Source : Delhi Safety Audit, 2008
Discomfort caused due to gender exclusive activities and its sprawl at Sir Benoji Mehta Road, Nagpur. Source : Dissertation, 2018
Derelict places, Vivekananda Smarak,Nagpur Source : Dissertation, 2018
INTRODUCTION
“If one is to question access for women in Indian cities, then beginning a study with Mumbai seems paradoxical – for in Mumbai women are visible. Women in Mumbai are relatively privileged in our access to public space. This is precisely why it is important to study Mumbai – for if this is the standard of access to public places in the country then perhaps we lack ambition or imagination, or both.” - why Loiter? Shilpa Phadke
Safety, is linked directly to the level of claim that one feels to a space. It is more than the promise of not being physically harmed, it includes the knowledge that should one be harmed one’s presence will not be looked at askance. It is this lack of claim that contributes to women’s sense of anxiety and lack of safety in public space as much as the fear of assault.
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Thesis | 2020
Literature Readings
Abused places, Vivekananda Smarak,Nagpur
Visual Uncertainity restricts access. Source : Mumbai Subways,2019
Source : Dissertation, 2018
Source : Delhi Safety Audit
Interviews and Survey,to reinforce the Hypothesis
How do Men and Women travel differently?
Gender Roles
Mumbai Railways:
The Fundamental Necessity
Mumbai’s Suburban Rail Network is a ‘Tool’ for masses to communicate with the city.
Flux to Fear Relationship
Time as a Travel Determinant
Configuration and location of spaces, Ajmeri Gate.
Another dimension when referring to Transit and Mumbai is the perception of railway stations and its surrounding being unsafe, ,in both, real and perceived terms. Therefore, it is imperative to consider Transit domain with respect to Mumbai for the project. Out of various stations developing in Mumbai , Grant road station is identified as one of the stations that needs to be gender sensitized. ( A study conducted by Centre for
Urban policy and Governance, TISS)
The final feasibility report-2009 by MRVC suggests a new terminal station at grant road to accommodate the longer trains.
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Thesis | 2020
site & surrounding The Study attempts to understand the context, defining the scope and approach of development. Study of the surrounding is restricted to a radius of 500m, walkable distance from and to the station. Grain Density Plan Grant Road station lies within a semi-organic settlement of old south-central Mumbai, whose existing morphology of the surrounding, suggests a fairly low level rise escalating with high towers in north. The surrounding market to the station’s secondary entrance, is a response to the development of electronic market at lamington road and not the station itself.
G+1 G+2 G+3 G+4 above
Building Height Plan
Aim : To redevelop the station at Grant Road, where lies the opportunity to create a Gender Neutral Environment..
Architectural Objectives : 1 To design Grant Road Station demonstrating efficiency in terms of-
Institution Residential Mixed Use Commercial
Building Use Plan
a.Accessibility (vehicular & pedestrian movement patterns) b.Pedestrian fluidity c.Efficient facilities and necessary services 2 To explore and apply concrete design directions which will negotiate with the gender based eccentricity in and around the station.
Retail Hardware Eateries Electronics Clothing Other
3 To explore form, creating a Transformative Market Analysis image in the context.
Existing Grant Road Station
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Thesis | 2020
Underground Metro
Key Plan
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Street 1 : Nashur Bharucha Road
Street 2 : Alibhai Premji Marg
Given is an attempt to map the existing condition on Alibhai Premji Marg and Nashur Bharucha Road, which is the primary feeder road for entrance to the station. 5
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The surrounding market to the station’s secondary entrance, is a response to the development of electronic market at lamington road and not the station itself. as, a result the surrounding is dominated by hardware shops, electronic markets, on primary basis. based on our society’s gender roles, these markets respond to men more than women. This eccentric development of market in terms of gender demography, successfully haults one gender whereas it is quite unresponsive to another. As a result there are more men seen in the premise than women even though the station has one of the highest sex ratio (68:32) in the western railway line of Mumbai
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Transit nodes majorly lie on the end points or turning points of primay feeder roads. This is majorly done to avoid passenger and public transport conflict. the Resultant of such placement is the diificulty in boarding public transport during late hours, increasing fear to walk through the street at night. The project therefore, brings in the secondary medium of public transport within the premise to avoid such unwanted conditions at night. in a way, the station will act as a refuge for people to come in and go through a controlled environmnet as opposed to the present scenario,
Thesis | 2020
Section AA’ The bustle and knots of various activities and movement patterns suffocate the street, during morning hours.
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Street 3 : Alibhai Premji Marg The street has a designated footpath and a demarkated carriage way. Yet, people prefer walking trough carriage way as these footpaths have become a place for hawkers and food stalls to halt themselves.there is no designated parking areas nor are pedestrian encouraged to take footpaths through design.
Street 3 : Alibhai Premji Marg Vehicular Movement Pattern : Continuous parking pose as a pseudo barrier for women to access edges of the street, as they cannot be certain about the escape routes available to them in times.
Pedestrian Movement Pattern : movement of women and men vary throughout the street. men were found comfortable in walking near the edge of the street, whereas women walked through the carriage way, i.e they tried avoiding pathway with no clear vision corridor/ or spaces behind trucks and spaces where trees decreased the visual opacity.
Delayering the Street
Shops and their sprawl of one gender dominates the edges of the street. lack of purpose for women to stay at these shops increases the gender eccentricity, this eccentricity makes women assume danger to walk near these shops and thus their travel pattern are often seen to be repulsive to groups of men attending shops and chai stalls.
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Building Use
Primary Activity
Secondary Activity
Thesis | 2020
Recreation Commercial Station Platforms
Negation of Isolated Spaces :
Access Control and movement in mixeduse buildings : Isolated areas in the design should be sup- when different genre of activites are comported by activities stacked vertically, which bined in one premise, it becomes imperative will increase visual permeability of the prem- to control the access to these varied spaces ise. according nature of these activities
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Mixed use Development :
Such development aids in keeping the premise activ one activity fails to adhere people to the premise. Th mindful purpose provided to the building, the bette perform to enhance natural surveillance and attrac ous age group, gender, class of people.
Thesis | 2020 Design Attempt 1
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Permeability :
Flux Moderation :
ve when It is the degree and extent where men and women are able to visually and physically conhe more nect in order to directly – or variedly – access key functions, spaces, and places througher it will out the entire premise. ct variVisual Permeability Physical Permeability
Stagnation of flux for promoting active surveillance will become a challenge if it is not moderated,creating overcrowded places. Therefore, the activities should have a seperate foreground to contain its sprawl.
The project determines itself to be safe for both genders if it successfully promotes diverse groups to adhere to the premise, creating a socially active complex throughout the day and night. This is a derivative of the purpose of enhancing natural surveillance to its maximum, with diverse demography.
‘Mutual surveillance refers to the arrangement of physical design features involved with the activities and the people in order to maximise the opportunities for surveillance.’
Design of the ground level plan is majorly governed by the pedestrian and vehicular movement pattern. Entrance podium of the station is created by considering spaces which are parallel to the platform and to the road to receive high vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The configuration of podium provides opportunity for maximising Mutual Surveillance. Design has no rears to it that means every space is being responded by some activity negating underutilized spaces at its maximum.
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Thesis | 2020
The first floor is limited to first and third foot over bridge, followed by atrium on both sides
First Floor Plan (Commercial)
Planning & Design The atrium increase visual permeability and restricts connection with the rest of the floor The floor has a linear access to the central foot over bridge with commercial modules flanked on both sides
Circulation Corridor Second Floor Plan (Recreation)
Food Court
Basement Level Plan (Parking)
Platform Ends
Section AA’
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Thesis | 2020
The concourse which lies in the centre has another well between the platforms which are only accessible by foot over bridges this aids in reducing congestion on the bridge without conflicting with commercial activities
Multiplex provides an opportunity to hold 1000 people at its maximum capacity within the premise, especially in late hours of evening, whih reduces isolation of the premise in evening hours, thus aiding in mutual surveillance and keeping the premise socially active.
Resting Place at concourse level
Defining Purpose
Waiting Area
Details for Universal feet
Resting Place at concourse level
Resting Place at concourse level
Resting Place at concourse level Existing Sitting Pattern
Enhanced Muitual Surveillance
Commercial Alley
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Thesis | 2020
FORM DEVELOPEMENT
Railway stations had a rigid and authoritarian vocabulary, owing to the British Regime. Past decade has seen a paradigm shift in the image of railway stations and explored its potential to create a social space, away from its authoritarian quality. The project attempts to respond to this shift in station’s image while respecting the site in terms of scaling the facade and responding to the edge conditions.
Paradigm shift in Mumbai’s railway stations
Front Elevation
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Thesis | 2020
Structure & Material
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete Translucent glass to let in diffuse light while blocking heat from trapping in the interiors
Steel stanchions and bracings to tie the trusses together
Steel ribs, acting as primary trusses pinned into the ground.
There is an attempt to reduce the visual scale of facade, keeping porosity of the edge intact.
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Thesis | 2020
Street 2 : Alibhai Premji Marg
two wheeler parking in small pockets, restricted by curbing on the road side and hedging on pedestrian pathway.
space alotted for hawkers and vendors over a 300mm high podium, to restrict their sprawl.
escape zones
The attempt provides enough walking space for pedestrians to walk without getting hindered by commercial activity in its adjacency, while the slow moving traffic majorly caters to people attending existing vendors and hawkers. walkway is divided into fast moving traffic and slow moving traffic.
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Thesis | 2020
Street 1 : Nashur Bharucha Road
Street 3 : Alibhai Premji Marg
two wheeler parking in small pockets, restricted by curbing on the road side and hedging on pedestrian pathway.
escape zones
space alotted for hawkers and vendors over a 300mm high podium, to restrict their sprawl.
space alotted for hawkers and vendors over a 300mm high podium, to restrict their sprawl.
two wheeler parking in small pockets, restricted by curbing on the road side and hedging on pedestrian pathway. escape zones
walkway is divided into fast moving traffic and slow moving traffic.
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Professional Work | 2018-2019
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Professional Work | 2018-2019
A Family Room
B Temple
B A
Key Plan
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Professional Work | 2018-2019
Concept : Chhavni is a temporary settlement with different varieties of tents combined together. Each tent is dedicated to a different utility. The tents in chavani are utilized for various purposes such as living, large dining areas, public and private meetings etc.
Longitudinal Section
Plan
Cross Section
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Professional Work | 2018-2019
Elevation
Plan
Cross Section
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Settlement Study | 2020
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Settlement Study | 2020
Assagao VIA CULTURE AND ECOLOGY
“There is no logic that can be superimposed on the city; people make it, and it is to them, not buildings, that we must fit our plans.� – Jane Jacobs
Urban settlement study, the tenth semester studio aims at studying and understanding parameters encompassing wide range of aspects like physical geography, social structure, cultural influences, economy, politics, etc. of a settlement which stands out in its character. The very essence of such settlements is the manifestation of culture camouflaged between its layers of abstraction. Taking Assagao as a case of transition, an old Portuguese settlement in Goa, where the natural landscape becomes one of the form determinants in the course of action the houses are built, the clusters developed; showcasing its adaption to the changing cultural trends. Rich in its socio-cultural and environmental setting, the settlement has anopulent vocabulary of how the people live, interact and facilitate the richness. The studio fundamentally aims at examining an urban framework through cultural and ecological facets. A broader spectrum of the studio tries to understand the impact of upcoming cosmopolitan energy lurking under the sussegado setting endangering its bucolic appeal.
As students of architecture, exploring such settlements involving the tangibles as well as the intangibles add on to our enriching experience and knowledge base. Thus, in a nutshell, we are aiming at: 1.Understanding the natural landscape as a form determinant in the way the settlement has evolved2.Understanding the cultural, ecological and social parameters that have influenced the building 3.Studying the villa architecture, public & educational establishments, religious edifices to 4.Understanding the development pressure arriving on the settlement through activities like tourism,
Role : Editor
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Settlement Study | 2020
Classified as a biological hotspot in the tropical state of Goa, Assagao showcases its ecological diversity with the highest level of contour being 91 m from sea level. In the past few years, Assagao, a village that houses less than 4,000 residents, has become a hotspot for upcoming developmental pressures due to increased tourism, entrepreneurship and political influences. So, the intent of this meticulously created edition is to take one through the unexplored alleys of the village and understand what makes every one flock towards it.
Settlement Pattern
Assagao’s Green Cover
Road Network
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Settlement Study | 2020
Assagaon demonstrates linear pattern of settlement. Its linearity is achieved according to the two major routes moving along the valley and due to the topographic conditions, isolating assagaon from its neighbours. Along these routes came linear plots running across the valley and incorporating fields and water channels on one part and orchards on the other. Footprints of the built are sparsely placed and it accounts to 3% of Assagaon’s ground cover. Cluster encircles plots which are linear in shape, extending from anjuna- badem road to anjuna mapusa road. These plots include villas on the northern edge i.e, anjuna -badem road. Smaller footprints of houses, which are owned by people working for the owners are seen on the interiors of the plots . •The linearity of the plots are achieved by including fields as an extension to the villas. The cluster displays coarser grains with 4.06% built and 95.94% open space throughout. One can see rare glimpses of new construction along the primary routes along with project cafe, holy cross and Santa Cruz chapel, St Cajetan’s church and many more primitive abodes either retained or converted for commercial use.
•Plots abutting anjuna-mapusa road have newer construction, responding to the needs of the thorough fare majority of these plots have no definite boundaries marking their land •Plots on the northern side of anjuna-badem road include orchard lands which subdivides the area into wider parcels.
Settlement Study | 2020
Hinduism in Assagao is different from rest of India as temples here have a different significance in people’s life. They were developed to fulfill the symbiotic need of people, to reconnect people with their roots. For example Shri Audumbar Dattatreya Mandir in Assagao is surrounded predominantly by Hindu community houses and is established by themselves to setup a Hindu symbolism. Shri Audumbar Dattatreya Mandir acts as a medium of spreading the symbolism of Hinduism existing in the village. The predominant Catholic religious image resulted in similar architectural aspects between the temples and chapels. Deepstambha is the origination point of the axis in temple planning resembling the Dravidian style of temples.
MANDIR KUND
TRANSVERSE SECTION
TOWARDS PADDY
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
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ROAD PLAN OF TEMPLE
Settlement Study | 2020
EVOLUTION PLAN 1 & 2
SITE PLAN
The Nobay’s Villa stands pragmatic in the lush green facade of Assagao. The planning of the villa begins with a wide Balcao stretched laterally creating the facade. Upon entering one steps into the living room, which is placed abutting the master bedroom the private quarter of the house. The dining room is placed beside the rich kitchen garden outside. It also has close proximity to the kitchen as well as the store room. The toilet is placed in the outback of the property, a little away from the villa.
The decorated intricate metalwork used extensively on the front facade, facing the road. This element is part of the elevational facade of many villas. The elaborate detaling of the window grill, creates an aesthetic appeal and trailers an image of the level of detailing and minute care put in the entire functioning and aesthethic of a Goan villa. The cornice in the facade grabs attention of the viwer, as the element framing the entire image of the villa. The detail of mangalore tiles and the bright curved lime faced placed creates contrast in the lush green landscape, catching attention. Windows give the facade of the houses character and personality. The windows are doule leaved and double layered, one layer made of wood and flatened sheels opening outside, and other made of teak wood which provides protection from the moisture. Many windows are designed just like the doors, with the design of the railings in the same plane as the windows, leaving the viewer to wonder if it is a window or door.
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Settlement Study | 2020
Between the grand hills on three sides, with roads leading up to Anjuna and Mapusa is one of the most serene North Goan village, Assagao. Post liberalization, the residents of Assagao migrated out of the village in search of better education and job opportunities. This ultimately lead to houses which are derelict and often not maintained. cut Today, majority of the residents here are elderly couples , care takers of the derelict properties. The urban lot is here to get away from the city to pause, to work, and to rebuild relationships including with nature. But where there is peace and paradise, there are large realtors levelling hills for new constructions. The newer construction is thus mostly catering to this urban lot leading to the creation of more cafes, stay homes , hotels, resorts, retail stores and houses for the elite seeking a quiter spot in the buzzling world.
SITE PLAN
SECTIONS
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Settlement Study | 2020
Assagao - The Changing Times Assagao, the village established into the valley, indicating a strong symbiotic relationship of culture and ecology. The village is a case of biodiversity facing constant intervention throughout the history. These interventions have been happening over political and economic situations and directly reflect upon the environment. The response of humans to a repetitive situation overlaps over courses of time; culminating into a social habit. Such habits of belief and behaviour, in practice evolve to form a culture. Every place as formed, has climate as a factor guiding most of the human responses, the culture so evolve contains strong reliance on its climate. Such is the context of the village with stretched front yards and backyards with the local landscape silently growing. Ecology, the intimate constituent of the existing culture reflecting its identity. ‘The culture of building is the coordinated system of knowledge, rules, procedures and habits that surrounds the building process in a given place and time.’{The Culture of Building: Howard Davis} Assagao is experiencing a transitional phase; transition in its culture. The owners no more nourish their land; they no more walk the streets. The context, being the driving force for the urban habitants. Adaptation to the symmetrical spaces of the villas is growing. The front yards occupying the breakfast tables, the bedrooms inhabiting the retail stores and the living taking up the cafes. Tracing up a contemporary turnover; tangibly and intangibly. Though, retaining its outer skin, its hues; the transition is taking place in accordance with the time and place. The spatial versatility has enabled to adapt, to attain the requirements of the people and the upcoming situations.
Is Assagao ready to withstand its loss of identity?
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Urban Design Studio | 2018
The study of walled city Amritsar.
NARRATING THE HISTORIA, DEFINING THE URBANITY
RESPONSIVE ENVIRONMENT :
PERMEABILITY
VARIETY
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LEGIBILITY
Urban Design Studio | 2018
Section : Varying degree of Permeability
Quilla Ahlluwalia: The last Fortress Responsiveness of environment is the idea, that the built environment should provide its users with an essentially democratic setting,i.e. enriching their opportunities by maximizing degree of choices available to them. Such places are called responsive.
Intent of the studio was to understand the theoretical premise and thus to analyse the responsiveness of a place in the historic urban core of the cities through the qualities permeability, variety and legibility.
This responsiveness of a place is governed by the form implications of designer.ideals. To explain it further, while walking through a wall, the choice of what you can or can..t do, depends on how well the wall is managed by the designer. Multiplied to the scale of a city, it governs degree of choices available to people. Thus, making the space more or less responsive.
The narrow alley with projection gives the space a very introvert nature , resulting in making the space more active in terms of human scale due to its changing degree of enclosure. the visual permeability is decrased vertically Permeabiity is the ability of the user to pass up to some extent as there is absence of through or an ability of the object to accept, it foreground, as well as there degree of is hence the summation of permit and ability. enclosure is more. Degree of Permeability Horizontally : This caters to the mapping of permeability which increases or decreases according to situations in a horizontal plane. This depends on the activity pattern governing their sprawls. Vertically : This caters to the mapping of permeability which increases or decreases according to situations in a vertical plane. This is usually guided by Vertical connectors.
BLOCK LEVEL
STREET LEVEL
BUILDING TYPOLOGY
ACTIVITY PATTERN
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PUBLIC PRIVATE RELATIONSHIP
CONE OF VISION
6th Semester Architectural Design | 2017
CULTURAL CENTRE Bhopal
Approach to the Design was by understanding the Word ‘culture’ and the Typology ‘Centre’ and its importance in social Life. A Contoured Site with Height difference of 15m, facing the lake, provided various opportunities for Designing a Cultural centre.
Taking Bhimbetka as the source for designing a Cultural Centre. The Project has two parallel paths which caters to different Activities 1. Where the Terraces act as a platform for various social congregations. 2.’The Cave’ to Exhibit arts and Culture of Bhopal.
ELEVATION
SITE PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE SECTION
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6th Semester Architectural Design | 2017
CLIMATIC CONSIDERATIONS
SWOT ANALYSIS
SLOPE ANALYSIS
Understanding that culture is a product of the past and source for the future. Bhimbetka caves : The first Impression of Human existence and the social life in and around Bhopal, became the key thought onto which various cultures thrived upon. The Site and its surrounding provided multiple opportunities to frame the journey within the premise. The cultural Centre mimcs the culture of Bhopal, a City celebrated for its terrain with high contours.
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
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7th Semester Architectural Design | 2018
RESIDENTIAL TOWNSHIP Nagpur
The intent of the project was to propose a master plan which was well suited for the higher income group.
PROPOSED MASTER PLAN
ANALYSIS CUMULATIVE
5 BHK MODULE
5 BHK FLOOR PLATE
PARKING PLAN
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7th Semester Architectural Design | 2018
After analysing the given site in terms of its urban parameters, a combined effort of students and mentors resulted in the master plan of the entire township. Understanding the selling points or the commercial value of the site became the major factor in determinig the placements and zoning of different patches. The design was highly inluenced by the concept of segregation between vehicular and pedestrian movement. The organisational pattern was guided by site geometry approach roads and accesibility, physical characteristics, climate. The facade was detailed in accordance to the direction it faced.
4 BHK MODULE
3 BHK MODULE
ELEVATION
LANDSCAPE AND MODEL
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ANDC | 2017
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ANDC | 2017
ANNUAL NATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITON Inter college Level | Top 24 | Working days 34
Bhausaheb Surve Memorial Vision :
A context is a constantly changing Fabric. Every event happening in it, is influenced by its culture. Culture manifests the ideologies of society. A strong cultural context is established by social learning in human societies. To retain the purity of this cultural context it is important to understand & implement its conceptions with virtous changes.
Site Justification :
Mahal is packed with tangible reminders of its past glory. and known for its commercial mark. The realm has expanded according to its need, creating closely Knit Urban areas. Inspite of Mahal being a diveersified context. Bhausaheb surve Memorial has become a base for ant-social activities.
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I N S D A G | 2019
INSDAG
Open Competition | College Entry | Working Days 10
Several leaves, consist of a thin continuous membrane and present two distinct configurations during their life cycle: In one,, the folded membrane forms a sort of a cylindrical hub.During a more advanced stage of their lives, the membrane unfolds to form an almost flat surface perpendicular to the original direction of the folded membrane.
SECTION
ROOF PLAN
This concept was used as a prototype for a preliminary study of stadium covering system. More specifically, the idea was to develop a modular structure composed of units. In the unfolded configuration, units form a continuous overhead surface to provide space covering for shading or rain protection.
Circulation to the stadium, within the stadium and on the tiers to a spectator’s seat are the three major components. the width of the gangways should be 1.1 m minimum so 1.5 m of gangways are provided. a totally separate entrance is provided of vip and players. seating area is divided majorly into 8 stands.
DRAFT PLAN
SECTION
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PLAN
I N S D A G | 2019
Membrane folding is a fairly common transformation process that allows leaves to assume more than one spatial configuration.
A planar surface in unfolded state, then transforms to A three-dimensional state by folding or by folding following cutting.
Material Application
Membranes,placed in the context of architectural applications, can be used as surface coverings or space definition elements, and perform as the main structural component. Because they are thin, membranes can be bent easily.
Hot dip, Aluminium coated, Steel sheet Main Characteristics1 Outstanding weather resistance and corrosion resistance. 2 Discoloration and high thermal resistance in high temperature application. 3 Excellent high temperature heat reflectivity, compared to hot dip galvanization. 4 Matte finish to avoid glare.
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Ido Trophy | 2018
PRODUCT DESIGN
Vertical Studio | Winner | Working days 7
Experimenting with Interlocking Planes Testing Multifunctionality of the product Demand of this competition was to create an effiecient Product, suitable for college Canteens, elegant enough to meet the standards of an Architectural College and to sustain wear and tear.
The Product was made out of pine wood, with each elemnt being of the same dimension. It is nailing and screwing free.
Plan
Production Drawings
Justification : The dimensions of the Furniture was in accordance with the anthropometry. The horizontal Battens are carved out for a comfortable base for resting and the furniture has no shar edges. The size of all battens are equal, ensuring easy and fast fabrication. Its moment of inertia is directly proportional to the perpendicular distance from the axis.
Exploded View
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Batten Details
S.A.D | 2018
S . A DESHPANDE TROPHY
University Level|Consolation|Working days 7
About S. A Deshpande Trophy is a studio competition held by Indian Istitute of Architects , Nagpur Chapter within University Limits. The Brief Demanded a Thematic Odyssey to Experience the ‘Uncanny’. Intent of this competition is to act as a Catalyst in Enhancing one’s ability to go beyond the limits. It gives liberty to the designer , to go beyond our unavoidable bounds of the world,and use our creative right brain to it’s maximum.
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Dissertation | 2018
How differently does an Indian woman behave in a public space in comparison to a man?
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Dissertation | 2018
HEALING RESTING PLACES : An Initiation to make the Built Environment Gender Neutral Dissertation | 2019
Abstract The disparity between genders is an issue which affects people as they negotiate the streets in the city. Gender is a prominent ‘feature’ of social situations, it is an outcome of various social arrangements and as a medium to justify divisions of society. Societal norms governs our conscious and subconscious ideologies. These ideologies are seen in one’s behaviour and thus, governs how one behaves in a space. It can be said that our whole existence as individuals is inherently directed by the society and the system it follows. India follows patriarchal societal system. According to the survey, which was last carried out in 2011, noted that ‘India is the most perilous country for women right now. There is an average of four rapes every hour in India’. Solution to this stagnant concern is often treated by making spaces safe. This study will find how this negotiation influences how and where people. The study looks at the urban and physical factors which define these places of rest. Although, Securing a Space is a temporary fix for a deeply rooted affair, rather than securing spaces we need to remove imposed societal norms which makes the society sick.
Urban factors • Enhancing natural surveillance should be the major priority ,especially when the context is flawed. • Activity pattern should be diverse in nature in terms of time/gender/age so as to enhance natural surveillance. • The surrounding activities and the building use should be well diversified in nature, so that frequency of users is stable. • If the place lacks motive, the activity should cater to both the genders equally
Physical factors • Accessibility to a place shouldn’t have layers of barriers, it should be directly approachable. • Person should be well connected with the street and thus, planning needs to be extrovert, and at the same time well observed by the users. • Circulation should connect to each and every corner. To avoid dark patches. • Parking shouldn’t act as a wall, proper planning for parking should be considered. • Street interface shouldn’t have a concrete threshold, simple level rise will work effectively. • Orientation of the plan and sitting with respect to the approach road should be well connected, to avoid blind patches. • Porosity of the edge shall be well maintained. • Earth berming is often used as a backdrop for sitting, which disconnects that particular space from its surrounding, so such places must be utilised keeping natural surveillance in mind. • Vegetation cover should be checked. • Lighting condition should be at highest priority. • The heights of luminaires should be well considered if it is getting hindered. • Such places can also have central street lighting systems.
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